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Myelin
Myelin My"e*lin, n. [Gr. ? marrow.] (Physiol. Chem.)
(a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats
of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin,
lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.
(b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in
nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
Meaning of Myelin from wikipedia
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Myelin (/ˈmaɪ.əlɪn/ MY-ə-lin) is a lipid-rich
material that
surrounds nerve cell
axons (the
nervous system's
electrical wires) to
insulate them and increase...
- and anatomy,
nodes of
Ranvier (/ˈrɑːnvieɪ/ RAHN-vee-ay), also
known as
myelin-sheath gaps,
occur along a
myelinated axon
where the
axolemma is exposed...
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Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is a
glycoprotein believed to be
important in the
myelination of
nerves in the
central nervous system (CNS)....
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Myelin incisures (also
known as Schmidt-Lanterman clefts, Schmidt-Lanterman incisures,
clefts of Schmidt-Lanterman,
segments of Lanterman,
medullary segments)...
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Schwann cells wrap
around axons of
motor and
sensory neurons to form the
myelin sheath. The
Schwann cell
promoter is
present in the
downstream region of...
- the
myelin sheath of a
myelinated axon.
Oligodendrocytes form the
insulating myelin in the CNS.
Along myelinated nerve fibers, gaps in the
myelin sheath...
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continue to
clear up the
myelin debris by
degrading their own
myelin,
phagocytose extracellular myelin and
attract macrophages to
myelin debris for further...
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Myelin basic protein (MBP) is a
protein believed to be
important in the
process of
myelination of
nerves in the
nervous system. The
myelin sheath is a...
- The
Myelin Project was a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization established in 1989 by
Augusto Odone and his wife,
Michaela and
their friend Patti Chapman. Their...
- the
lipid content of
myelin. However, the
tissue of the
freshly cut
brain appears pinkish-white to the
naked eye
because myelin is
composed largely of...
